yooper.
Since its recent addition to the Merriam Webster Collegiate Dictionary, yooper, a term referring to people from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, has gotten a lot of attention.
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What do you call a Northern Michigan person?
Definition of Yooper
: a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan —used as a nickname.
What is a person from Upper Michigan called?
“A Yooper is a person who is native to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
What is a uper?
Someone from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
What do Michiganders call the Upper Peninsula?
Yoopers
People from the Upper Peninsula are called “Yoopers.” This name is from the U and P spoken like “yoop.” On the flip side, Michiganders who live in the Lower Peninsula are called “Trolls” by Yoopers because we live “under the bridge.”
What is Michigan’s state nickname?
Great Lake StateThe Mitten StateWater Winter WonderlandWolverine StateAlthough Michigan is often called the “Wolverine State,” its more common nickname is the “Great Lakes State.” This name comes from the fact that Michigan is the only state in the United States that borders four of the five Great Lakes.
What do Yoopers say?
‘Yoopernese’ is the dialect you’ll hear in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The accent is heavily influenced by the area’s Scandinavian immigrants, so they say ‘yah’ instead of yeah, “d” for “th” (“dere” for there, “dat” for “that”) and ‘eh’ at the end of most sentences.
What are Fudgies in Michigan?
“Fudgies are tourists who spend time up north where they can buy fudge,” Curzan explains. She adds more Michigan expertise with the comment, “We know that ‘up north’ is northern Michigan, but not the Upper Peninsula.”
What is a Yooper stone?
A Yooperlite found in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.Rintamaki self-named the rocks “Yooperlites” in honor of the endearing nickname “Yooper” for people who live in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. The Yooperlites were investigated by both Michigan Tech University and the University of Saskatchewan.
What do Michiganders call a sliding door?
They do call a sliding glass door a “door wall.” That one is sooooo ridiculous!!!
What weird things do Michiganders say?
Fyer: It’s pronounced “fyer,” not “fire.” (I can’t even pronounce fire the “correct” way!) It’s “meer” not “mirror.” We don’t say “clothes,” it’s “cloze.” “Ya’ left yur cloze on the floor.” Melk – Some Michiganders say this to mean milk.
Why is Michigan called mitten?
Michigan is often called the “mitten state” … not because it’s so cold that we need to wear mittens all the time, but because if you look at the map of Michigan you can see the the Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten.Michigan is also called “the Great Lake State” because it touches 4 out of 5 of the Great Lakes.
What things are only in Michigan?
We think these things – some only available in Michigan, others that have changed the U.S. forever – are pretty special.
- 18) Germack Pistachio Co. Facebook.
- 17) Hudsonville Ice Cream. Facebook.
- 16) Jiffy Mix. Facebook.
- 15) Kellogg’s. Facebook.
- 14) McClure’s Pickles.
- 13) Mackinac Island Fudge.
- 12) Sanders Candy.
- 11) Shinola.
What’s Michigan known for?
Michigan is known for fishing, thanks to its 3,288-mile coastline, the longest freshwater coastline in the United States. Forestry is another important industry, as 90 percent of the Upper Peninsula is covered in trees.
What is Michigan’s state flower?
Apple BlossomIn 1897, the APPLE BLOSSOM (Pyrus coronaria) was designated the state flower. Sponsors noted it was “one of the most fragrant and beautiful flowered species of apple.” It is native to the state.
What are the two nicknames for Michigan?
THE STATE NICKNAMES:
- The Wolverine State. It has been generally accepted that Michigan was nicknamed “The Wolverine State” for the abundance of wolverines that once roamed the peninsula.
- The Great Lake State.
- Water Wonderland.
- Lady of the Lake.
- The Auto State.
What is Michigan’s state animal?
white-tailed deer
Deer: The white-tailed deer is the Michigan state game animal. Greenstone: Isle Royale greenstone is Michigan’s state gem.
What is a Yooper slang?
Troll — UP residents use this Michigan slang for residents of the Lower Peninsula.Yooper — Anyone who lives in the UP is called a Yooper. And yoopers have their own set of words and Upper Peninsula slang that they don’t share with trolls.
Do Detroiters have accents?
You might also know that Michiganders have a so-called neutral accent, and speak something known as Standard American English.“In radio, you’re trained to pronounce certain words properly,” not to emulate any type of Midwestern accent, he says. “That was thrown in by people from the Midwest or Michigan.”
What do Yoopers call residents of the Lower Peninsula?
trolls
Yoopers jokingly refer to residents of the Lower Peninsula as “flat-landers” (referring to the region’s less rugged terrain) or “trolls” (because, being south of the Mackinac Bridge, they “live under the bridge”).
What do uppers call Lower Michigan?
“Yoopers, from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, call Lower Peninsula folks these, as they live under a bridge.” The answer, of course, is trolls. Something that Yoopers often call people in the Lower Peninsula due to their location “below” the Mackinac Bridge.
